Atopochilus savorgnani Sauvage, 1879
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Atopochilus savorgnani is a species of upside-down catfish native to Cameroon where it is found in the Ntem River, Equatorial Guinea where it occurs in Río Muni and Gabon where it is found in the upper Ogowe River.
This species grows to a length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Atopochilus savorgnani; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:06:21.646716+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Atopochilus savorgnani Sauvage, 1879
- Name authority
- Sauvage, 1879
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Mochokidae
- Genus
- Atopochilus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyMochokidae Regan, 1912
- subfamilyChiloglanidinae Vigliotta, 2008
- genusAtopochilus Sauvage, 1879
- speciesAtopochilus savorgnani Sauvage, 1879
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Atopochilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Atopochilus christyi Boulenger, 1920 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atopochilus mandevillei Poll, 1959 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atopochilus pachychilus Pellegrin, 1924 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atopochilus vogti Pellegrin, 1922 | MochokidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Sauvage, H.-E. (1879). Notice sur la faune ichthyologique de l’Ogôoué. Bulletin de La Société Philomathique de Paris (7th Série), v. 3: 90–103. [Also as a separate, pp. 1–14.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:JHHV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.